Pacific: Home

The following numbers cover the resources in this area and are located on level one in front of the Māori Collection. Look for the palm tree label on the spine of the book.

Talofa lava; Malo e lelei; Kia orana; Ni sa bula vinaka; Taloha ni; Fakaalofa lahiatu; Greetings!

The Pacific Subject Guide provides some resources and information to help with your assignments. The focus of these resources covers the following countries:

• Samoa
• Tonga
• Cook Islands  
• Fiji
• Tokelau
• Niue

Find basic Pacific greetings from the Ministry for Pacific Peoples

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• In the evenings and weekends, specialised support may not be available. If so, your question may be referred to an expert for action on the next working day.
• In My Ara under StudySmart you may also find guides to answer your academic support questions.

For help on how to find, evaluate and present information we recommend the Information skills subject guide This guide will ensure an easier pathway to academic success!  We also have a Research subject guide  for those of you taking your studies to the next level.   

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